Journalist gave the news of Queen Elizabeth’s death at 6:30 p.m. on BBC One. Programs from other BBC channels were interrupted and their viewers also heard the sad announcement. Later, the public broadcaster played the national anthem according to a prepared plan.

A month after Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, the BBC presenter and journalist decided to address the mood in the studio when news of the monarch’s death reached the editorial staff.

Edwards remembers.

In an interview with ‘Radio Times’, Edwards revealed he learned of the Queen’s death for 10 seconds. before it is announced on the air. “The statement is here. Take your time. Speak when you are ready” – was to hear in the editorial staff.

In an earlier interview with The Sunday Times, Edwards mentioned he lost his phone on the day of Elizabeth II’s death, which prevented ‘panicked editors’ from contacting him when the first reports of the worrying health of the monarch began to appear in the media. . It wasn’t until Edwards arrived at the hairdresser’s at 1 p.m. that he received a message from his son telling him to go to work immediately.

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The late queen was the longest reigning monarch in Britain’s history and second only to Louis XIV in the world. Information on the death of the monarch the royal court announced on September 8 at 6:31 p.m. London time, but for a long time the exact time of death was unknown.

We only knew that Prime Minister Liz Truss, who, according to the procedure, was informed first, received this message at 4:30 p.m. In turn, a message from Buckingham Palace stating that the Queen is in the care of doctors and that they are concerned for her health, was posted around 6.30pm. 12:20 p.m.

The death certificate was signed by the Queen’s daughter, Princess Annawho, like the monarch’s eldest son, Charles, was with her at the time of her death.

Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland aged 96. She sat on the British throne for over 70 years.

Two days before her death, Elizabeth II received in audience at Balmoral Castle, resigning Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, to whom she entrusted the mission of forming a new government.

sources: Radio Times, The Sunday Times, Onet